Several local families who lost their homes in a mortgage scam during the peak of the housing crisis will soon be getting at least some of their lost funds back after state officials reached a settlement with the alleged participants in the fraud.

A Calverton animal shelter in court for reportedly selling sick dogs to its customers and failing to offer proper health records of the animals had a future shipment of dogs put on hold by a Suffolk judge on Wednesday, despite objections from the company’s lawyer that the move unfairly implicates the company of guilt.